FIRE SAFETY & DISASTER RECOVERY TIME IS M
Life safety systems are designed to specific regulations and sh can’t reduce your costs, suggests Lee James, General
In our current economic climate, we’re expected to deliver more but often with less resources. Having said this, opting for cheaper products is a rooky mistake. A low- cost fire detection system has been built down to a price rather than to a high quality and does the bare minimum to comply to standards. If you instead invest in a quality fire detection system - which is indeed more expensive in terms of capital outlay - it could actually save you time and money, and not just in the long run.
“One of the most effective ways to
expand a system with minimal work is by using a panel that allows a peer-to-peer network.”
A good quality fire detection system has seen considerable research and development with customer response that feeds back into product design, making for a system that is quicker and easier to install. Control panels that incorporate installer friendly features, such as Auto-learn, Loop Detection and On-board Scope facilities can be accessed remotely for quick and convenient diagnostics.
System expansion with quality fire detection systems is also hassle free. Different manufacturers have different approaches, but one of the most effective ways to expand a system with minimal work is by using a panel that allows a peer-to-peer network. Panels that use this can easily expand the system to enable the panel to communicate with any other compatible fire panel, remote terminal or network peripheral.
Better fire detection systems also tend to feature innovative individual devices, which you won’t find in ranges at the bottom end of the market. A smoke sensor with a built-in sounder, for example, saves the cost of buying two separate products i.e. the sensor and a separate sounder product (base or wall mount sounder), plus it’s quicker to install and doesn’t require any additional wiring. Neither does it require a separate device address point.
Nittan’s EV-PS Sensor with built in sounder, for example, could save at least 15 minutes per point to install when compared to fitting separate sounder products. When you are dealing with a large system, this becomes a significant saving. Of course, this solution has the added bonus of being more aesthetically pleasing.
Fit and forget All commercial analogue-addressable fire detection systems are based on a transmission protocol to enable
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